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Sentencing in the so-called 'Spyware Teacher' case has been delayed - for the third time.

40-year-old Julie Amero was to be sentenced in a Connecticut court today (April 26). The case will now be heard May 18.

This time around it was the Assistant State Attorney who prosecuted the case asking for a continuance. David J. Smith wrote, "The state has not completed a full examination of all the issues which may affect its position at the sentencing hearing".

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Attention beta testers! Beta Six is now ready for download on The Beta Page. There are a lot of changes in this beta and you will definitely notice that the product is stabilizing and many of the bugs causing crash dumps have been fixed.

Thanks in part to the help from our 200,000 beta testers that were actively working with Beta Five, you'll find a list of "Bug Updates" that have been made with this release, along with other useful information on The Beta Page. And don't forget to vote for your favorite skin!

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Over the weekend, more than four exploits for a vulnerability in the Windows domain name system (DNS) service were published, increasing the chances of a widespread attack; exploits may aid cyber-criminals in creating malicious code to compromise systems through the vulnerability.

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Hackers and phishers are giving tax payers another reason to dread tax season. Stressing out about filing your taxes on time may seem like a lot to deal with, but for those filing returns online, there are even more concerns.

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To all of us who have been the victims of spyware, it's blaringly clear that more needs to be done to penalize spyware distributors. Many in the security industry have called for consensus anti-spyware legislation in order to fully hold distributors accountable for their actions, and to deter spyware vendors from violating consumers' privacy.